Annual Report 2006 - The Global Fund

2006
Year In Review
JANUARY
• At the World Economic Forum, held in Davos, Switzerland, rock
musician Bono and Bobby Shriver of DATA (Debt, Aid, Trade,
AFRICA) announce a new corporate initiative to create a
sustainable and profitable brand – (PRODUCT) red – which will
raise funds for and awareness of the Global Fund and the fight
against HIV/AIDS in Africa. The money generated by the sale of
(RED) products will support Global Fund-financed programs
which positively impact the lives of women and children affected
by HIV/AIDS in Africa.
FEBRUARY
• The Global Fund eForum is launched to give Partnership Forum
participants an additional opportunity to contribute to dialogue
and debate online and to suggest broad policy recommendations
to the Board of the Global Fund. The Partnership Forum process
is an integral part of the Global Fund’s key structures. It gathers a
broad range of stakeholders to discuss Global Fund performance
and to make recommendations on its strategy and effectiveness.
MARCH
• Lieve Fransen, Head of Human and Social Development for the
European Commission’s Directorate General of Development, is
elected by a unanimous Board vote to be the new Vice-Chair of
the Board of the Global Fund, replacing Michel Kazatchkine who
resigned in January.
• In an intensive two-week collaborative campaign involving the
Niger Ministry of Health, the International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Global Fund, more than
two million mosquito nets are distributed to mothers of children
under age five throughout Niger.